Question

    A mouse looked through the hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package， and he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap． Returning to the farmyard， he warned everybody， "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The chicken raised her head and said， "Thanks for your warning， Mr． Mouse， but why should I be bothered by a mousetrap？" The pig sympathized， but said， "Wow， Mr． Mouse， I'm sorry for you． I can tell this is a great concern to you， but it is none of my business．" The cow was busy eating grass， and said， "I am very sorry， Mr． Mouse， but I can do nothing but pray for you．" The mouse returned to the house， head down and depressed， to face the farmer's mousetrap alone．

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house﹣like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey． The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught． In the darkness， she did not see it was a snake whose tail was caught by the trap， and it bit her． The farmer rushed her to the hospital and she returned home with a fever．

The farmer killed the chicken to make fresh chicken soup for his wife， but her sickness continued． Friends and neighbors came to visit her， and to feed them， the farmer butchered the pig． Then she died． So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow cooked to provide enough meat for all of them．

The mouse looked upon it all from his hole in the wall with great sadness．

1.What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean？

A. Greatly amused．

B. Completely relaxed．

C. Slightly impressed．

D. Extremely shocked．

2.What can we infer from what the cow said？

A. He could do nothing to help the mouse．

B. He wanted to help the mouse but was too busy．

C. He thought the mousetrap would not harm him．

D. He felt very sorry for not being able to help the mouse．

3.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？

A. Stupid animals

B. The mousetrap

C. A kind mouse

D. Stories in the farmyard

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章通过一个小故事告诉我们有时候我们认为不可能的事情由可能会发生在我们的身上的，所以不要说与我无关。

1.词义猜测题。根据第一段中"There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap inthe house! There is a mousetrap inthe house! "可知老鼠看到鼠夹时应该是非常震惊，可知划线词的意思是"非常震惊"。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow cooked to provide enough meat for all of them．可推测他认为鼠夹不会伤害他。故选C。

3.主旨大意题。本文围绕一个鼠夹展开故事，所以本文的主题应该是"鼠夹"。故选B。